Vidocq (2001)

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I wasn’t sure what to expect from this flick but since a colleague of mine had the DVD, I thought I should give it a try. At first, I thought it was some kind of a remake of an old French TV show but, in fact, this Vidocq figure was actually a real and rather colorful guy. Indeed, he was sent to jail but managed to escape several times and later on in his life, he proposed to the police to work ... read more

Paris. 1830. In the heart of the town, Vidocq, a famous detective, disappeared as he fights the Alchemist, an assassin that he has been pursuing for a few months. His young biographer, Etienne Boisset, decides to have revenge on Vidocq's death and takes the investigation.